VA should Amend Drug Test for Rich people and Corporations that receive Tax Cuts or Government Subsidies
I see everyone argument and this is a dicisive issue. However, there is no difference between welfare for rich and middle and low income people. There is no difference about welfare; which is produced by state and local governments. In order, for a lot of businesses during this time to stay afloat. Businesses have to apply for welfare from the state and local government. The welfare consists of tax subsidies, grants, and cuts. The business does not have to give the government any money, but they are taking funds from the government.
The constitution has a Equal Protection Clause that is there to make sure all people are treated fairly and they are placed under the same scrutiny as others similarly situated. The laws of the United States of America is meant to protect the people. Welfare is not exclusively meant for parents but is meant for children expense and needs. Welfare is meant to help parent raise their children in most cases. Should the children suffer because of the parent habits and questionable decisions. I do not think so, because kids are innocent from others actions unless they are involved in activity which would compromise their own welfare. The kid does not have drugs in their system should not suffer. Instead children should be allowed to have any welfare benefits which is available for those in dire situations. A child has the right just like any law abiding citizen. They should not have to be agitated, angry, and hungry in America. The crime rate would go up to astronomical proportions if this drug testing law is passed. However, If Virginia and States wants to go this far to place regulation on citizens that reside in their terrorities.
The public and private sector job creators should be subject to the same testing as required in this bill; including, the Virginia General Assembly elected officials. Furthermore, the drug testing law for welfare would be hard to pass on a Constiutional standard because of this kind of amendment, because our pubic elected officials will have immunity and I do not think failing a drug test would warrant the overturning of legislative immunity. Virginia has a clause when dealing with children. States are suppose to believe in the phrase, “What is in the best interest of the child.” I do not believe starving children because of the parent’s conduct warrants such cruel and unusual punishment towards a child. The problem is that children would need a guardian at litem or some outsider controlling how the money is spent.
Advocates of cutting government spending would be looking at extra expenses. A lot of legal and administrative costs the state will have to pay to implement Drug test Welfare law. The law in my opinion is broad, arbitrary, and conpricous. The system would systematically any person and government aware of people personal lives without a warrant. If States are going through people body which is mandatory through the passage of this Welfare law, than they will make it further into your bedroom. A lot of people wouldn’t have their bedroom or private activities exposed. People and Employers which receives government assistance would have so many cobweb and skeletons coming out of their closet.
The ability to maintain privacy through the law for recreational activies would be diminish significantlly. This would make anyone think twice about having their company affiliated with a business that does not agree with their personal life style. A drug is legal and illegal. Abuse of any drug is illegal. The ability to measure abuse with drug use is possible and the expense should be forwarded to the State.
The current standards for welfare is fine in its implementation. If lawmakers decide to add to the requirement than they should prepare to give up some freedom in the process. I believe the law is an huge invasion of privacy. Our basic rights will continue to erode at the passage of this bill. Anytime, citizen or business can be on welfare and dependent of the government in which it claims does to much or too little for people than they should be willing to reimburse the government for its expenses. If the company doesn’t have the ability to pay back the government for all cuts, subsidies and grants in which they received, than all executives, managers, and decision makers should be tested for drugs yearly. I can only imagine the surprise of the results. If anyone is ok right now are a doctor’s bill or emergency room visit away from being on welfare and being apart of the very system in which they condemn. I believe this bill is meant to target low income and unemployed people.
The bill introduced by Margaret Ransone has no provision for corporation, businesses, and organization that receive assistance from any state, federal, or local government. The Welfare drug law should target the businesses that take subsidies, tax cuts, and more. All these different mechanisms to take away entitlements to people that need welfare is unconstitutional. It isn’t a business money being paid in taxes, but the government them a break from paying taxes. I believe people who get tax cuts should be under the microscope of drug testing for buying a home or investing in a government sponsored program should be subject to the drug test law in order to extend any cuts. If the drug test is failed by anyone in America than they should not be allowed to garner any breaks from the government. The government should not these people to receive any tax credit. For example: charities, donations, or any type of funds used during time a person files taxes for a deduction.
Their tax deduction should be eliminated. This law would cause the world to explode in riot from the amendments mentioned in this blog. Even rich people and corporations do not like outsiders or government in their business. Hopefully, if they pass this law than all that condemn it has to be place under the same microscope. I believe all people that receive any type of tax cut or credit should be subject to random drug testing and not just those that didn’t get the extra assistance that these rich people and corporations get from the government. Welfare is Welfare. If you receiving any tax cut, deductioni, or government break from paying for anything than you are on welfare. I guess this law should be a nationwide law in which we walk around as Zombies getting tested. If the lawmakers amended the law than they would have everyone making over 250,000 marching outside of Richmond, Va asking the government to leave them alone.
This is just my two cents. I see some possible violations of the U.S Constitution 8th cruel and unusual punishment, 4th amendment unlawful search and seizures, failure of due process, invasion of privacy. This law should include college students as well. Some actually recieve government welfare assistance for decades. A law that can not be enforce unilaterally to all that governed under it. Than people that receive some form of assistance by this from the government is really participating in a unconstitutional law, for the purpose of political posturing. The law appears to be based off communist propaganda. This is socialism under Karl Marxx model. The marginalization, seperation of people, and forming a society is at this law feet for a theory to become a worldwide phenomenon. The Distribution of Wealth
The biggest distribution of wealth really comes from poor people to businesses known as job creators and the U.S federal, state, and local government. A tax, subsidies, grants, etc that the businesses and government receive from poor people. A lot of businesses would be out of business if it wasn’t for the government sending them a check yearly. The same thing as people being put out their homes if they wasnt receiving unemployment and other benefits in order to cushion the blow of the recession. If someone keeps saying a line over and over again than eventually some people will believe it. This is shallow part of thinking and I rather stick into the deep end and lift all the pillows and covers of the businesses and U.S governments bed of cash. The only people that really have a distribution of wealth argument is middle and low income people.
The benefits that really paid is really a refund and not a handout. For example: Gov Mcdonnell proposed giving colleges in the state a extra 100 million in financing. This is a distribution of wealth as well as government aided assistance which is tantamount to welfare. Just because a artist paints a copy of a picture doesnt mean it is real. This is just a picture that some people in partisan politics would like for you to receive. For all the low and middle class people in the area and throughout America. Walk around with your head held high and with a huge smile on your face. It is because of you that everyone is wealthy and doing okay in the recession. You have done your job and it is time for others to start doing theirs and if not than kick them out. It is your money keeping them in. Michelle Bachmann family was able to run a clinic with welfare from the government in the form of a grant. A earmark that some e complain about is causing higher deficits is welfare for those projects (state/federal/local) including businesses. If someone needs proof of the American People distributing wealth than look at your tax stub. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are more wealthy than any Presidential candidate and believe that the rich and businesses are not doing their part in fixing America.
It is about time to give them the argument that they can not overcome and that is the American people is your safety net. Also, I think it is in the government best interest to drug tax everyone including job creators at their top executive positions to see if they are receiving government money while doing drugs. Also what drugs are going to be classified as illegal. Their are prescriptions drugs that has components of illegal drugs. I would love to see the day that a government representative went to a company that receives any type of government assistance to drug test the executives. This is when you really see people run to Capitol Hill protesting the drug tests while they think it was ok as long as they was testing the real job creators. The American Taxpayers!
Also, legislatures across the country have a issue with drug testing because they would be affected with them to, and if they didnt have anything to hide, than why did one legislature pull the bill from being voted on officially. The state is Indiana, where the legislature is predominantely Republican. Also a Republican introduce a similar bill as well. So if you have a problem with the drug testing law than tell your local legislatures that are represented in state government that it is time to say goodbye and also send the same message to Margaret Ransone in her hopes of becoming another Republican star at her own expense. Also send her a tax notice that is stamped with bigotry for party over the American people.
Also, below is the Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonell response to this blog post from a email.
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Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 3:00 PMTo: Merle Rutledge <merletrutledge@gmail.com>
Governor McDonnell has asked me to respond on his behalf to your email regarding drug testing of individuals applying for public assistance. I hope the following information is helpful to you.
In order to require drug testing, the Code of Virginia must be changed. Senate Bill 781 was introduced in the 2011 session of the General Assembly to require drug testing for participants in the Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW) Program. However, SB 781 did not pass (http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=111&typ=bil&val=SB781). Similar legislation introduced in 2008, 2009 and 2010 also failed to pass. During this 2012 General Assembly session, a number of bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate to require drug testing: HB 73, HB 221, HB 249, HB 598 and HB 955, and SB 6, SB 83 and SB 318. You can follow the progress of these bills at http://lis.virginia.gov.
Thank you for writing and sharing your thoughts and concerns. If you have further questions, please contact Mark L. Golden, Economic Assistance and Employment Program Manager, Virginia Department of Social Services, at (804) 726-7385 or by e-mail at mark.golden@dss.virginia.gov.
William A. Hazel, Jr., M.D.
Secretary of Health and Human Resources
1111 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
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